"Current and retired top leaders endorsed the decision earlier this month during the secretive annual party meeting at the resort of Beidaihe in Hebei province. According to sources familiar with the leadership's thinking, President Xi Jinping and his administration are determined to use the case to galvanise the anti-graft campaign.
"Xi ordered officials in charge of the case to 'get to the bottom of it.'
My comment: "It is understood the new probe [aimed at Zhou] will centre on Zhou's time in Sichuan and at CNPC. * * * [Zhou] controlled legal and law enforcement affairs for 10 years from 2002"
Doesn't China or CCP have statute of limitations 法律 追溯期限?